Acclaimed comic book author Alan Moore told a British publication that he will no longer accept royalties for his work and that he has demanded the funds be sent to the neo-Marxist organization Black Lives Matter. Moore did not comment on allegations of corruption lodged against the organization. But he...

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At least a dozen Americans have died this year from a flesh-eating bacteria linked to raw oysters and stagnant water pools left from hurricanes. The bacteria, which carries the scientific name of Vibrio vulnificus, claimed its twelfth victim over Labor Day weekend when a Texas man died after eating raw...

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Actress Drea de Matteo, who will forever be remembered for her prominent role on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” said she created an account on the subscription service OnlyFans after she was canceled by Hollywood for opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. De Matteo -- who played Adriana La Cerva, the girlfriend of mobster...

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A not-so-fun fact for Minnesota Vikings fans: Averages always average out, and regressions to the mean are sometimes unavoidable. Last season, the Vikings went an unsustainable 11-0 in close (a score differential of eight points or less) games. This year, the team has stumbled out of the gate with an...

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Flush with money and new staff, the Internal Revenue Service says it is kicking off what it bills as “a sweeping, historic effort to restore fairness in tax compliance.” In a news release on the IRS website, the agency said it is “shifting more attention onto high-income earners, partnerships, large...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is eyeing a change to the United States Constitution. The state's legislature on Thursday approved a resolution in support of Newsom's call for a 28th Constitutional amendment, according to the Los Angeles Times. The amendment would enshrine a list of Democratic gun-control policy priorities into federal...

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Three men were acquitted Friday of charges that they supported an alleged plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Twin brothers William and Michael Null and Eric Molitor were found not guilty on the charge that they provided support for a terrorist act and a weapons charge...

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For most sane and sensible NFL fans (yes, even New England Patriots fans), when they saw New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers go down with what turned out to be a season-ending Achilles injury on "Monday Night Football" this week, they expressed disappointment, sorrow, apathy or some combination of those....

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In a newly released video filmed by an undercover investigator, a Pornhub employee acknowledged that the site is used by human traffickers and rapists to profit off their crimes. Pornhub currently allows users to directly upload their own pornographic content to the site. All a user needs for verification is...

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Say it ain’t so, Joe. That's what Democrats are surely muttering to themselves as, despite the Biden administration’s public statements this week that the United Auto Workers wouldn’t go on strike, UAW members Thursday night walked out at all three major U.S. auto companies. The strike comes near the opening...

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The O'Keefe Media Group has filed a lawsuit against Hawaii's Democratic Gov. Josh Green and the County of Maui following an incident where the group's founder, James O'Keefe, was threatened with arrest while attempting to capture hidden camera footage of the aftermath of devastating wildfires that ravaged the region. The...

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Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has issued an executive order directing state-run facilities to "phase out" the use of gas-powered lawn care equipment. When Democrats say they aren't looking to take something away from you, it is a sure sign that they are indeed looking to take something away from...

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Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison received nasty messages on social media following his team's 34-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. In two Instagram Stories, which self-delete after a certain period of time, Mattison shared screen shots of some of the messages he received after the crushing loss....

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The star of the wildly popular film "Sound of Freedom" had nothing but praise for former President Donald Trump. Actor Jim Caveziel appeared on an episode of Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast and compared the 45th president to the biblical figure King David, according to Newsweek. "When you go back...

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A child is dead after a poisoning incident in which a group of children consumed a toxic substance at a New York City day care facility. Four children were found in an unresponsive state at the Divino Nino Day Care in the Bronx on Friday afternoon. The authorities believe the...

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A massive explosion at a vast freight yard in North Platte, Nebraska, forced evacuations Thursday. The fire broke out in an intermodal container parked at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard, railroad spokeswoman Robynn Tysver said, according to the Associated Press. Evacuations were ordered within a one-mile radius of the fire, which...

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Actor Ashton Kutcher, who co-founded the nonprofit organization Thorn over a decade ago to combat child sexual exploitation, has stepped down on Friday from his role as board chairman. The move comes in the wake of significant backlash following Kutcher and his wife, Mila Kunis, writing character reference letters in...

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They still don't get it. And that's why conservatives still aren't getting any Bud Light. By "they," I'm referring to Anheuser-Busch InBev, the massive Belgian conglomerate that brews Bud Light and still hasn't apologized for a spring ad campaign featuring transgender "influencer" Dylan Mulvaney despite cratering sales of what was...

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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wanted to talk, but a crowd of protesters at a Friday event wanted her to listen. Democratic members of Congress held a media event at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, which has been made into a shelter for illegal immigrants who have come...

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Disney and the NFL -- two gargantuan entities that seldom make changes for the better -- have a big change planned. According to The Athletic, for the next two weeks, football fans will take part in "an NFL viewership experiment." As the parent company hemorrhages money, Disney-owned ABC and ESPN...

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An armed man was arrested Friday at an event for Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Police said no shots were fired and no one was injured. As noted by KABC-TV, the incident at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre was less than two miles from the site where Kennedy’s father,...

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